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Israel’s National Security Council Pushing for Local Committee on Foreign Investments

03.03.19|Omri Milman
The council intends to propose the establishment of a consulting committee headed by the council, to operate much like the CFIUS committee in the U.S.
שינוע מכולות איי פי מולר מארסק A.P. Moller Maersk

Maersk’s Investment Arm Sets Sights on Israel’s Tech Ecosystem

28.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Set up in 2017, Maersk Growth invests mainly in the domains of food waste management, smart logistics, and next generation trading
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Juul Petitions Israel’s Supreme Court Against E-Cigarette Marketing Ban

28.02.19|Moshe Gorali
In December, Israel passed a bill restricting the advertising and marketing of smoking paraphernalia in the country, extending existing limitations to tobacco-less vaping devices
שר הכלכלה והתעשייה אלי כהן שר המסחר הבריטי ליאם פוקס הסכם סחר ישראל בריטניה

Under Brexit's Shadow, U.K. and Israel Sign Free Trade Agreement

19.02.19|Lilach Baumer
The U.K. is Israel's largest European trade partner, and third largest trading partner overall. In 2018, the trade turnover between the two countries amounted to around $11 billion
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Despite Tech Prowess, Israel Ranks Low on Autonomous Vehicle Readiness

18.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Israel is home to 500 to 600 automotive-related companies, around a fifth of which focus on autonomous technologies, according to KPMG
אופניים שיתופיים מובייק רמת גן Mobike

Gritty Tel Aviv Suburb Tops Local Life Quality List

17.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Ramat Gan, an eastern Tel Aviv suburb with a population of around 155,000, is the best of Israel’s large cities in terms of life quality, according to a report published last week by the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics
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Giorgio Armani Beauty to Set Up Shop in Tel Aviv

13.02.19|Orna Yefet
The store will open in Israel’s most expensive mall, Ramat Aviv Mall
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What Dan Ariely Had to Say to the Israeli Government About Carpooling

08.02.19|Lior Gutman
A year and a half ago, Israel hired behavioral economist Dan Ariely to look into ways to reduce traffic congestion in the country. His (non-final) conclusions: Israeli drivers are predictably irrational
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Customer Engagement Company LivePerson to Expand Israeli Operations

04.02.19|CTech
In a January interview with Calcalist, LivePerson's chief technology officer Alex Spinelli said the company is looking to add 50 additional employees to its 350 current Israeli employees
הפגנה מפגינים פיטורים טבע אשדוד

Teva Signs Deal to Sell Closed Israeli Factory

03.02.19|Lilach Baumer
In December 2017, Teva announced plans to sell or close many of its manufacturing facilities and let 25% of global employees go as part of a debt management plan
דגל ישראל דולק על מגדלי עזריאלי

More Israeli Patents Filed in the U.S.

03.02.19|Lilach Baumer
Around 340,000 patents were filed in the U.S. in 2018, almost 5,000 of them by Israeli inventors
שגיא בן משה סגן נשיא תאגידי באינטל העולמית

Intel Now Has 20 Israeli Vice Presidents

03.02.19|Hagar Ravet and Lilach Baumer
12% of all patents submitted by Intel in 2015-2018 originated in Israel, with the number rising to 13.5% in 2018
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Intel to Invest $11.9 Billion in Israeli Fab Operation Expansion

29.01.19|Omri Milman and Meir Orbach
Intel currently employs 12,700 people in Israel, including the 1,100 people employed by automotive chipmaker Mobileye
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Israel Announces First Five Startups Selected to Pilot Tech in State-Owned Companies

28.01.19|Meir Orbach
First announced in June, the program is intended to provide local tech startups with access to large-scale infrastructure for testing, and state-owned companies with access to innovative technology early in the development chain
תל אביב קו רקיע חוף

Israeli Government Expenditure on R&D Second Lowest of OECD Countries

28.01.19|Lilach Baumer
The country's spending on national R&D as a percentage of GDP was 4.4% in 2016, highest of all OECD countries, but almost all of the capital comes from the business sector
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Moia to Supply Vehicles for Volkswagen’s Israeli Robotaxi Venture

24.01.19|Tomer Hadar
Update: a spokesman for Moia stated the company will not provide cars for the venture
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How Tel Aviv Became an Unlikely Sandbox for Non-Israeli Tech Companies Looking to Expand Services

23.01.19|Orr Hirschauge and Lilach Baumer
One of the densest tech innovation hubs in the world, the small size of the predominantly Hebrew-speaking Israeli-market used to mean technology services came here late. 2018 signaled a wind change
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China Blasts U.S. Over Warnings on Israeli Infrastructure Projects

22.01.19|Adi Pick
In a press event Monday, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying called the American warnings “ridiculous”
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12,000 Israeli Police Officers to be Outfitted With Body Cameras

21.01.19|Lilach Baumer
Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said the cameras will supply the country’s police with the “ultimate evidence”